Anzac Day 2024: Huge crowd attends dawn service in Murray Bridge
Around 1500 people have attended a commemoration at Sturt Reserve which highlighted the sacrifice of Private Henry Heyer during World War I.
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This week in history: April 25, 1924
A collection is taken for veterans with tuberculosis on Anzac Day, Murray Bridge police deal with itinerant workmen and a newly elected MP thanks the local press.
🗓 Things to Do
Bridgeport Hotel will introduce ‘quiet dinners’
The Murray Bridge pub has announced it will host monthly events to better cater to diners with autism or sensory issues.
🏆 Sport
Sports reports: Murray Bridge rowers win five golds at state championships
Plus the latest in Murray Bridge tennis, speedwa, golf and soccer, plus River Murray netball and football.
Tailem Bend Cemetery improved ahead of Anzac Day
Volunteers have improved the Diggers’ Retreat memorial which honours the veterans laid to rest in the town.
🏛️ Council
Coorong council rates may go up by 8.5 per cent in 2024-25
Councillors have drafted their next annual business plan and budget ahead of a public consultation period that will start next week.
Subscriber giveaway: April 2024
For Murray Bridge News’ fourth birthday, we’ve got a huge amount of stuff to give away to one lucky subscriber.
Murray Bridge News turns four
Managing editor Peri Strathearn looks back, and ahead, on this publication’s fourth birthday.
📷 Social Photos
Social photos: International Women’s Day at the Round House
Several dozen women and families have come together for an evening of pizza, drinks and inspiration in Murray Bridge.
Federal MP criticises Sturt Reserve funding delay
A plan for a play precinct on Murray Bridge’s riverfront hasn’t seen much movement lately, and MP Tony Pasin says he knows why.
Go kart stolen in Murray Bridge
Plus police report one driver and arrest another for traffic offences.
🏆 Sport
Murray Bridge United will take on Northern Wolves in Anzac round
Both A and B grade soccer sides will battle it out on Beatty Terrace this Saturday.